Pakistan faces no threat of atmospheric pollution from the volcanic eruption in Ethiopia, the Pakistan Meteorological Department said on Tuesday, assuring that the ash cloud remains confined to high altitudes and poses no risk to public health in the country.

Deputy Director and PMD spokesperson Anjum Nazir Zaigham said the eruption at the Hayli Gubbi volcano — reported by the Toulouse Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre (VAAC) — had sent massive plumes into the upper atmosphere after it erupted on Sunday for the first time in nearly 12,000 years.

In response, the an aviation watch alert, warning that domestic flights cruising around 35,000 feet and international flights operating between 40,000 and 45,000 feet could face engine hazards due to the ash cloud. Authorities, he added, were actively

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